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Julius Randle
Nets · F-C · 31
Julius Randle
vs
2025-26
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Hawks · G · 28
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Julius Randle vs Nickeil Alexander-Walker

9-7categories
Randle · Alexander-Walker
RandleAlexander-Walker
79Games
availability
78
33.0Minutes
per game
33.4
21.1Points
per game
20.8
6.7Rebounds
per game
3.4
5.0Assists
per game
3.7
1.3Steals + blocks
per game
1.8
2.7Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.1
48.1%Field goal %45.9%
31.5%Three-point %
4.4 vs 8.1 attempts
39.9%
80.2%Free throw %90.2%
58.5%True shooting
TS%
61.0%
25.8%Usage
USG%
23.0%
22.7%Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.5%
9.9%Rebound %
of available
4.9%
+4.0Net rating
on court
+4.0
12.8%PIE
player impact estimate
10.5%
+2.9Plus-minus
per game
+3.1

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Julius Randle scored more in 2025-26, 0.3 points a game apart (21.1 vs 20.8), on Randle's heavier usage (25.8% vs 23.0%).

Alexander-Walker is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.0% to 58.5%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Randle (5.0 vs 3.7 assists), the glass to Randle (6.7 vs 3.4 rebounds).

With Alexander-Walker on the floor his team outscored opponents by +4.0 per 100 possessions, against +4.0 for Randle; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Randle $33.3M through 2027-28, Alexander-Walker $14.4M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
RandleAlexander-Walker
47-32Record when playing43-35
21.2Points at home20.7
21.0Points on the road20.9
20.9Points in wins20.5
21.3Points in losses21.2
41Season high41
1230-point games10
15Double-doubles2
Randle · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS3 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 10 reb · 1 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS12 pts · 8 reb · 3 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS12 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 5 reb · 2 ast
Alexander-Walker · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK15 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK14 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK9 pts · 5 reb · 6 ast
Randle · contract
2026-27$33.3M
2027-28player option$35.8M
Alexander-Walker · contract
2026-27$14.4M
2027-28$15.2M
2028-29player option$15.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).